(of grain sizes)
71Emery — /em euh ree, em ree/, n. a male or female given name. * * * Granular rock consisting of a mixture of the mineral corundum (aluminum oxide, Al2O3) and iron oxides such as magnetite (Fe3O4) or hematite (Fe2O3). It is a dark, dense substance that… …
72gneiss — gneissic, adj. /nuys/, n. a metamorphic rock, generally made up of bands that differ in color and composition, some bands being rich in feldspar and quartz, others rich in hornblende or mica. [1750 60; < G] * * * Medium to coarse grained… …
73shale — shalelike, shaley, adj. /shayl/, n. a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material. [1740 50; orig. uncert.; cf. obs. shale to split (said of stone), to shell, deriv. of shale shell, husk, OE …
74cataclastite — any rock produced by dynamic metamorphism during which faulting, granulation, and flowage may occur in previously crystalline parent rocks. When stress exceeds breaking strength, a rock yields by rupture. The rock may break as a unit, or… …
75Martian surface — The study of surface characteristics (or surface properties and processes[1]) is a broad category of Mars science that examines the nature of the materials making up the Martian surface. The study evolved from telescopic and remote sensing… …
76Maturity (sedimentology) — In sedimentology, maturity describes the composition of grains in sandstones occurring from various amounts of sediment transportation. It occurs when the grains in a sediment become well sorted and well rounded due to weathering of the grains.… …
77granulometric — [ˌgranjʊlə(ʊ) mɛtrɪk] adjective relating to the distribution or measurement of grain sizes in sand, rock, or other deposits …
78mechanical analysis — noun : an analysis of soil by screening to determine its percentage composition by grain sizes …
79granulometric — adj. relating to the distribution of grain sizes in sand etc. Etymology: F granulomeacutetrique (as GRANULE, METRIC) …
80AGRICULTURAL LAND-MANAGEMENT METHODS AND IMPLEMENTS IN ANCIENT EREẒ ISRAEL — Ereẓ Israel is a small country with a topographically fragmented territory, each geographical region having a distinctive character of its own. These regions include: the coastal plain, the lowlands, the hilly country, the inland valleys, the… …
